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Community leaders and residents urge fair treatment for Chief Roxanne Kennedy
Summary
A group of community leaders, former prosecutors, clergy and retired officers spoke at council public comment urging the council to be fair to Chief Roxanne Kennedy amid legal claims and a leave; speakers credited her leadership on domestic violence response and community policing.
Multiple community leaders and criminal‑justice officials addressed the council during public comment to express support for Police Chief Roxanne Kennedy and to urge careful, deliberate handling of allegations and administrative actions.
Summer Steffen, San Diego County District Attorney, credited Chief Kennedy for policies such as the department’s domestic‑violence victim‑advocate response and a strangulation protocol that she said reduced domestic violence‑related homicides regionally. Robert Brewer, former United States Attorney for the Southern District of California, spoke to Kennedy’s leadership of the Police Chiefs and Sheriffs Association and described her as an effective organizer of interagency cooperation. Retired personnel and clergy highlighted Kennedy’s community ties and urged the council to avoid hasty personnel action while litigation and investigations proceed.
Council did not take formal personnel action in the meeting; public speakers asked the council for fairness, due process and adherence to established procedures as the city addresses the underlying claims.
Ending: The comments were received during public comment; no formal motion or personnel action occurred during the April 21 meeting.
